Uesugi Kiyoshi shook the rain off his sword and put it into its sheath.

He turned to look at Shinogo Narumi and nodded slightly.

"I'm going to take Ueno-senpai back to the association first, and I'll bring the little rabbit and that Akiyama-san back to the association together to protect them for the time being."

"What do you say, Narumi-kun, do you want to be together?"

Narumi Shingo had already put his sword into the sheath, and the golden sea country had lost its edge, inconspicuously across his waist, and since just now, he had been standing by under the eaves, although his face was solemn and pale, but he did not interfere without permission.

At this time, hearing Uesugi Kiyoshi's greeting, he slowly shook his head.

"No, I don't have to."

"You're busy, I have something to do."

Uesugi Kiyoshi frowned, understood what Shingo Narumi meant, and said a little puzzled: "Do you want to go it alone?" There's no need, right? ”

"I thought... At least in this matter, we are on one side. ”

Narumi Shingo rubbed the hilt of Kai Kuni's sword, his eyebrows lowered, and he laughed softly, the look in his eyes was more serious than ever.

"We're on one side, but... I have our method. ”

"A very different approach than yours."

Uesugi Kiyoshi's fox eyes narrowed, and he was silent for a few seconds before he said firmly, "Ah... I forgot, this is Arakawa. ”

"They are doing this kind of thing on the banks of Arakawa under the guise of the Lord of Arakawa, so you must be suppressing your anger too, right?"

"Heh... I can't bear to live with myself. ”

"Okay, then I won't talk much, let me see... What the Lord of Arakawa does..."

The four words of the Lord of Arakawa made Narumi Shingo's eyes have a moment of trance.

Then, some inexplicable smiles spread across the corners of his mouth.

"Ahh You recognize me. ”

"Yes, if it's you..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Shingo Narumi, and he sighed.

"Lord of Arakawa, no one has called me that for many years, so long... I've almost forgotten the responsibility of this name. ”

"That's not going to work."

Talking to himself, Shingo Narumi only left Uesugi Kiyoshi with a back.

"I have a god name, but I'm a monster."

"Although I am a human being in this world, I am afraid that my reckless habits will be difficult to change."

"You know, I've seen all kinds of human beings in Arakawa, some cowardly, some vicious, some kind of women, and some extremely selfish."

"Ueno-san is the one I look at the most."

"In terms of human values, he is a good person through and through."

"Moreover, he is a believer in the Lord of Arakawa."

"He didn't have much money in the first place, but he still offered expensive fresh fruit to the gods who could no longer protect him, day after day, year after year, and never stopped."

Shingo Narumi paced a few steps, walked into the hallway, and stopped in front of a small shrine on the ground.

The word "Arakawa" is inscribed on the shrine, and in front of the shrine is a plate of neatly arranged apples.

In the midst of the storm, this shrine does not look dilapidated, and it is obvious that people often take care of the offerings and endure the incense.

Of course, this is the handiwork of Ueno Mishi, whose family has been born and raised in Arakawa for generations, grew up with the legend of the Lord of Arakawa, and also has a devout belief and reverence for him.

However, this apple doesn't look very fresh, and Ueno Sanshi has been running with Uesugi Kiyoshi for the past few days, and he has been injured again, so it seems that he doesn't have time to come to the shrine to worship.

Narumi Shingo didn't dislike it, he picked up an apple, wiped it casually with his sleeve, and took a bite with a click.

After chewing a few times and swallowing the apple in his mouth, he turned half of his body to the side, and his pupils were already full of violent blood red.

"Collecting money from people and eliminating disasters with people, the gods are actually like this."

"If someone believes in you and worships you day and night, and he is in danger of disaster, then he can't stand idly by..."

"That's... Or did you tell me at the beginning..."

Uesugi Kiyoshi nodded in agreement in front of him, and at the end, he was a little surprised and suspicious: "What did you say?" ”

Shingo Narumi has no intention of repeating what he has said.

"Shinna, hand over the rabbit to this Uesugi-kun, we're going to do something."

Narumi Shinna took Uenoha's hand, hurriedly ran out of the corridor, and forcefully stuffed Uenoha's little hand into Uesugi Kiyoshi's hand, and he happily came to Narumi Shingo's side, whispering something.

"Hey! Silly big guy! Are you finally going to do something to them? ”

"Hmph, you said a few days ago that you would use human means to solve the problem, and you regretted it in a few days, it's really capricious."

“...”

"You're so long-winded, dealing with human beings, you have to use human means to deal with the ghosts and gods who offend me, it's a little too much, it doesn't matter, right?"

"Let's go..."

"Didn't you say that you were going to use a huge wave to crush those bugs into powder..."

"This time I'll make an exception for you to follow."

Two figures, one large and one small, with the same excited and wanton smiles, gradually disappeared from Uesugi Kiyoshi's sight.

Looking at those two backs, Uesugi Kiyoshi inexplicably felt that the people who provoked them might be unlucky.

He didn't have time to think about it before he felt the little hand holding his hand tremble a little.

Looking down, I saw the slightly red and swollen eyes of the rabbit crying.

"Brother Uesugi... I... Am I a scourge..."

"Dad, Mom, Grandpa, it's all become like this, I... I, I'm so afraid that Sister Shina will also suffer bad luck because of me. ”

"Brother Uesugi should stay away from me, too! Don't let the calamity on my body infect you, woo..."

The young girl choked up, the pear blossoms brought rain, and she was pitiful, which made Uesugi Kiyoshi feel a little sad.

He half-crouched down and touched the little head of the hare with the touch of the head that often came to deal with Kyoko Nohara, trying to show a gentle smile.

"Little rabbit, don't think about it, it's none of your business, it's not you who is wrong."

"Don't worry, your grandfather will be fine, I made an agreement with you, do you remember?"

"Now, I'll take you back to my house, let Sister Kyoko accompany you, and I'll go and get your grandfather back - I promise, he won't have an accident."

"We've pulled the hook."

Maybe it was Uesugi Kiyoshi's gentle words that made the rabbit feel safe, maybe the rabbit who had reached this situation only needed a little comfort to be able to grasp the only flame of hope, and some immature sobs slowly stopped.

Patting the rabbit on the back and giving her a good breath, Uesugi Kiyoshi led her in the direction of the convoy.

After settling in Ueno Hare and Masako Akiyama to get on the bus, a few simple words, a little relief to them, Uesugi Kiyoshi calmed his face and sat in the seat behind Yuichi Kudo.

Next to him is the unconscious Ueno Mishi.

The calmer it is, the more intense the fire in my heart becomes.

Shingo Narumi's attitude just now also ignited his anger.

As soon as he closed his eyes now, it was the countless corpses that had died at the headquarters of the Tobunkai at the beginning, and it was the secret ritual who lost consciousness after being parasitized, and it was Ueno Sanshi, who was full of purple eyes.

In the heavy rain, there seemed to be a flame burning in his eyes.